A light sprinkle was not about to keep the nearly 350 people from attending the annual tree lighting in Meyers on Dec. 5. As tradition would have it, Santa arrived by special carrier Friday night — via CalStar. And once he made his way to the elaborately decorated Lake Valley fire engine, youngsters formed a […]
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By Susan Wood Blaise Carrig, the skiing guru who led Heavenly Mountain Resort during a critical crossroads, is forging a new path of greener pastures – with a little white stuff mixed in for recreation sake. That’s because soon skiing will no longer involve business. At 63, Carrig will relinquish his post as president of […]
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Free radon test kits are available now through Feb. 28 at University of Nevada Cooperative Extension offices and partner offices statewide. Nevadans are encouraged to test their homes for this radioactive, colorless gas that comes from the ground, accumulates in homes and can cause lung cancer. The Environmental Protection Agency estimates 21,000 Americans die each year […]
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By Karen Kaplan, Los Angeles Times About 1 in 13 Americans was suffering from depression at some point between 2009 and 2012, yet only 35 percent of people with severe depression and 20 percent of those with moderate depression said they had sought help from a mental health professional, according to a report from the […]
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By Carl Edwards Wow, what an amazing market ride over the last few years. Running on tracks laid by an unprecedented Federal Reserve monetary easing program, the market has once again run to new all-time highs and appears to still have some steam. Or does it? While no one really knows the answer to this, […]
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By C. Ernie Nivens For most children in America, the holiday season is a wonderful time, with tasty treats, vacation from school, and plenty of toys and gifts that seem to magically appear. Of course, parents know it’s not magic — those gifts cost money. Not having to worry about that part of it is […]
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Judges had no trouble determining the most elegant designer tree gracing the convention center of Harrah’s Lake Tahoe. Unanimously they selected the Chanel tree. It also received best in show for the sixth annual Festival of Trees and Lights. (Designer: Katie Long, Thran’s Flowers.) Every year Barton Foundation puts out a call to designers to […]
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By Larry Weitzman When the first Miata hit our shores in 1990, dealers were commanding price premiums of thousands of dollars. The rumor was they were only going to make 3,000. Yeah, sure. That was then and Miata production is now in its 25-year life with more than 900,000 built, the most produced two-seat sports […]
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The cost of six geese-a-laying spiked considerably this year, while most of the items in the carol “The Twelve Days of Christmas,” saw little to no increase, according to the 31st annual PNC Wealth Management Christmas Price Index. A set of gifts in each verse of the song would set you back $27,673 in stores, […]
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The U.S. Postal Service is predicting this will be a record parcel season, with about 470 million packages delivered this holiday season, up about 12 percent from last year. As Cyber Monday and online shopping in general grows, it means those items have to be shipped in some manner. Personal shipping also increases this time […]
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